King Arts
Fine and Performing Arts Team Newsletter
January 2021
Celebrating the legacy of Dr.King through the Arts
MLK 2021 Video available to view until January 31.
The password for the private site was sent in the King Family Memo by Dr. Henderson. If you need it, email querciagrossaj@district65.net

You can also still access the MLK Dream Drive with the audio pieces about the history of our school and Dr. King's visits in Evanston.
All School Read 2021
Inspired by our Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration, we continued our long tradition of an All School Read. This year in a virtual setting, elementary classrooms paired off with Middle School classrooms to simultaneously read the book BE A KING by Carole Boston Weatherford. Accompanying the story, students worked together to complete self portraits that depicted a personal aspiration to end injustice.

Dance Ms. Sheehan- email link
3rd Grade Dance
King Arts MLK Celebration

Wearing out shirts and showing a celebration shape.

We read Happy Birthday Dr. Martin Luther King by Jean Marzollo with illustrations by one of my favorite illustrators J. Brian Pinkney. Then had a dance party to Happy Birthday to Ya! by Stevie Wonder.
7th grade Dance

Choosing words to live by. 7th grade MLK celebration group explored community and the concept of "Pass it on". To start and end we chose words and images to pass to our classmates.
Drama- Ms. Querciagrossa- email link Ms. Szczepaniak- email link
4th grade Drama and
ETHS Theatre collaboration.
Performances of student written stories complete with audience participation on Zoom and ETHS theatre students in costume!!
In Drama class, our 4th grade students joined creative forces with an ETHS theatre class this semester to collaboratively write stories about superheros. After 4 writing sessions on Zoom, the ETHS students adapted some of the stories into performances. The 4th grade delighted in taking this virtual field trip to plays that they had a hand in writing.
There were even three King Arts graduates in the ETHS classes! It was a great connection during this remote learning period.
Music- Mr. Smith- email link, Ms. Weinman Ferguson- email link
Music at the
MLK Birthday Virtual Assembly
King Arts 2nd, 3rd, 7th, & 8th graders sang, signed, and played instruments in virtual performances at the MLK Birthday Assembly!
Youth Chorus of the North Shore is excited to partner with area music teachers to provide FREE online singing opportunities for students across our community this winter. See the flyer for details and click here to sign up: Free Winter Singing
Visual Art-Ms. Vega - email link, Media Arts- Ms. Wernecke - email link
3rd and 4th Grade
3rd and 4th grade artists created Superheroes to stand up against injustice for the MLK Celebration Virtual Assembly. Here are a few superheroes from the slideshow:
Toro by Sam, 4th grade
Helpster by Hadassah, 4th grade
Jazzy the Incredible by Jasira, 3rd grade
Borderfighter by Diego, 3rd grade
5th Grade
5th grade artists created Surrealistic Eyes. They looked at paintings by Surrealistic artists Rene Magritte and M.C. Escher for inspiration.
Tallulah, 5th grade
Ashiyrah, 5th grade
Zelda, 5th grade
Library- Ms. Jaquess- email link
Inauguration of a New President
This past month, student in Kindergarten through 2nd grade focused their NonFiction study on the inauguration. We explored the history and traditions of this event and celebrated the historical moment that we welcomed our first female vice president to the white house.

Inspired by Kamala Harris and using SeeSaw drawing tools, students envisioned themselves as president one day.
Celebrating the legacy of Dr.King through the Arts